Stars-Avalanche Preview
Saturday, March 13, 2010-11:25:pm
/Andrew's Dallas Stars Page
Here's a preview of
Sunday's game between the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche
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Colorado at Dallas Stars
Sunday March 14
2:00 pm
TV: None | Radio: KTCK 1310-AM |
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About the Stars |
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The Stars (29-25-13) opened a six-game
homestand with a 2-1 shootout loss to Los Angeles Friday
night. The Stars are 1-4-1 in their last six games.
"We played a lot better tonight," said
Stars coach Marc Crawford. "We did a lot of good things
in the defensive zone. We really protected well. We
blocked a lot of shots, we were in lanes. They didn't
get anything easy, which is really positive. On the
other side, I think our offense will be better as we
move forward."
The Stars fell to 5-9 in shootouts
this season.
Marty Turco will start in goal Sunday.
Injuries: D Nicklas Grossman (back) and
C Tom Wandell (knee) are out.
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About the
Avalanche |
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Colorado (38-23-6) defeated Florida 3-0
in Denver Thursday as Craig Anderson stopped 27 shots
for his seventh shutout of the season.
"It felt good just getting the win. It
was a big two points, and we needed that," said
Anderson. "It was just nice to put together a 60-minute
effort and play the way we're capable of."
The Avalanche, who trail Vancouver by
three points for the Northwest Division lead, play six
of their next eight games on the road.
Injuries:
D Ruslan Salei (upper body), RW Brandon Yip (shoulder),
C David Koci (hand) and RW David Jones (knee) are out. |
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Season Series |
- This is the fourth and final
meeting between the two teams. The Stars are 1-2-0
in the season series and the Avalanche are 2-1-0.
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Date |
Location |
Result |
| Saturday December 26 |
Denver |
Colorado 4, Dallas 1 |
| Sunday January 24 |
Denver |
Colorado 4, Dallas 0 |
| Friday January 29 |
Dallas |
Dallas 3, Colorado 2 |
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Statistical tidbits |
- The Stars are 2-3-1 in their last
six home games.
- Colorado is 1-4-0 in its last
five road games.
- Colorado is 6-17 on the power
play in its last five games overall.
- The Stars are 15-20 on the
penalty kill over their last six games.
- Colorado is 9-10 on the penalty
kill over the last four games.
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Team Stats
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Category |
Dallas |
Colorado |
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Overall
Record |
29-25-13 |
38-23-6 |
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Home |
18-8-6 |
22-10-2 |
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Away |
11-17-7 |
16-13-4 |
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Points Percentage |
.530 |
.612 |
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Last 5 |
1-3-1 |
3-2-0 |
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Streak |
Lost 2 |
Won 1 |
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Goals Per Game |
2.73 (11th) |
2.90
(9th) |
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Goals Against
Per Game |
3.04 (25th) |
2.55
(9th) |
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Shots Per Game |
30.8
(10th) |
27.1
(30th) |
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Shots Against
Per Game |
31.0
(19th) |
31.8
(25th) |
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Shooting
Percentage |
8.9
(18th) |
10.7
(2nd) |
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Save Percentage |
90.2 (25th) |
92.0
(3rd) |
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Power Play |
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Overall |
17.9 (18th) |
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Home |
19.7 (17th) |
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Away |
16.4 (16th) |
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Overall |
18.2 (16th) |
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Home |
17.0 (24th) |
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Away |
19.5 (8th) |
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Penalty Kill |
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Overall |
77.1 (26th) |
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Home |
76.0 (28th) |
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Away |
77.9 (24th) |
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Overall |
82.6 (13th) |
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Home |
83.5 (15th) |
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Away |
81.7 (12th) |
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Shorthanded
Goals For |
6 |
7 |
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Shorthanded
Goals Against |
7 |
6 |
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PP
Chances Per Game |
4.0 |
3.9 |
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PP Chances Against Per Game |
3.3 |
3.9 |
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Faceoffs |
47.7
(27th) |
47.5
(28th) |
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Overtime Record |
2-4 |
1-1 |
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Shootout Record |
5-9 |
5-5 |
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Shootout
Shooting Pct. |
15.6
(10-64) |
30.6
(15-49) |
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Shootout Save
Pct. |
75.8 (47-62) |
68.0
(34-50) |
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Team Leaders |
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Dallas |
Colorado |
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Goals |
Eriksson, Neal - 25 |
Goals |
Stewart - 25 |
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Assists |
Richards - 54 |
Assists |
Stastny - 50 |
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Points |
Richards - 72 |
Points |
Stastny - 64 |
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Goalies |
Turco: 20-18-10, 2.74, .912
Lehtonen: 0-1-0, 4.90, .840 |
Goalies |
Anderson: 34-19-5, 2.45,
.923
Budaj: 4-4-1, 2.21, .925 |
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Roster Statistics |
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Dallas |
Colorado |
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Average
Height |
6-1 |
Average Height: |
6-0 |
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Average
Weight |
204 |
Average Weight: |
199 |
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Average Age |
28.6 |
Average Age: |
27.5 |
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